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  1. Mercury-Redstone 1 - Wikipedia

    Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) was the first Mercury-Redstone uncrewed flight test in Project Mercury and the first attempt to launch a Mercury spacecraft with the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle. Intended …

  2. The Four-Inch Flight: Mercury-Redstone 1 Launch Failure

    Jan 14, 2021 · Mercury-Redstone 1 was the first flight of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle and the first attempt to launch a Mercury spacecraft with that booster. It was an uncrewed suborbital flight …

  3. Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle - NASA

    Sep 16, 2016 · Derived from the Hermes C-1 project and building upon German experience with the V-2, the Redstone utilized the XLR43 engine from the Navaho project. The Redstone was designed as …

  4. Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) - Next Spaceflight

    Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) was the first Mercury-Redstone unmanned flight test in Project Mercury and the first attempt to launch a Mercury spacecraft with the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle. Intended …

  5. MERCURY REDSTONE FACT SHEET - Spaceline

    A modified version of the Redstone missile, the Mercury-Redstone was a one-stage rocket used in the initial NASA effort to launch astronauts into space. In most respects, the Mercury-Redstone was …

  6. MERCURY-REDSTONE 1 (1960) - NASA documentary - YouTube

    NASA documentary about the Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) mission.Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) was the first Mercury-Redstone unmanned flight test in Project Mercury...

  7. Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle - Wikipedia

    The Mercury-Redstone designers originally planned for the rocket to be recovered by parachute after its separation from the Mercury capsule. This was the first significant effort to develop a recoverable …

  8. NASA Mercury-Redstone 1 Redstone MRLV Rocket Launch

    Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) was the first Mercury-Redstone uncrewed flight test in Project Mercury and the first attempt to launch a Mercury spacecraft with the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle. Intended …

  9. NASA Project Mercury MR-1 - Weebau

    Mercury- Redstone 1 (MR-1)was launched on November 21, 1960 from Launch Complex 5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was to be a unmanned suborbital flight. This was the first launch attempt for the …

  10. Capsule, Mercury, MR-1A - National Air and Space Museum

    Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) was the first test of the Mercury capsule-Redstone launch vehicle configuration, and the first recovery of a production-line Mercury spacecraft that had been flown in …